Researchers create new device to save lives on battlefields

July 7, 2026

University researchers have collaborated to develop three devices that would offer combat medics a suction solution for any setting, from controlled to chaotic. Suction devices remove blood and vomit that can block a wounded patient’s airway and prevent breathing.


Global Health Program builds nurse leaders with broad worldview

July 1, 2026

  A chance conversation at a high school reunion eventually led to a request for assistance from the president of Zambia for Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, MJ, RN, CFNP, FAAN, FAANP, associate dean for ambulatory services at The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing. While catching up with a friar at his […]




‘This is our moment to redefine what an anchor institution can be’

June 25, 2026

Editor’s note: The following article was written by UT San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy, PhD. An abbreviated version also appeared in the commentary section of the San Antonio Express-News. For decades, civic leaders have used the phrase “anchor institution” to describe large, place-bound organizations, such as universities, that drive local economies. Historically, the term has been defined […]




Determination led the way, collaboration made it home

June 17, 2026

Maria Smereka-Hladio found a welcoming, collaborative culture during her interview at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and was inspired by an environment where the students genuinely supported one another.

Medical student Maria Smereka-Hladio